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Reminiscences of Lewis Benjamin Cullman : oral history, 1978

Creator: Cullman, Lewis B., 1919-2019
Project: Individual interviews oral history collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 245 pages Sound recording 3 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

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Scope and Contents

Family background, education; World War II, meteorological experience; founding of weather service in Boston; New York City and investment banking, 1948-1954; Cullman Brothers, 1954-1961; setting up investment advisory business in New York City, 1962; Canadian investment business, Incubation Group, Ltd., 1963; description of negotiations leading to acquisition of Orkin Exterminating, 1964, and Allied Graphic Arts, 1966; formation of holding company, Cullman Ventures, Inc., 1969; Keith Clark negotiations

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